Free Mental Health supports for Men: HSE
Men’s mental health supports
Most people worry about their mental health at some stage in their lives.
Men are:
- more likely to find it difficult to talk about emotional challenges and mental health difficulties with friends or family
- less likely to go to counselling or seek support for mental health
- more likely to die by suicide – 8 in 10 people who die by suicide are men
If you would like to improve your mental wellbeing support is available.
Talk therapy, supports and services for men
One of the recommended supports is talk therapy (counselling and psychotherapy).
Talk therapy can help you to:
- deal with difficult thoughts, feelings, emotions and situations
- feel heard
- get a better understanding of what you are going through
To get talk therapy or other supports:
- ask your GP for information or a referral
- contact the organisations listed below or others that provide mental health supports and services
- find out about other ways to get talk therapy
Connect Counselling’s phone service for men
Confidential phone service for men who are over 18 and have mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Talk to a trained therapist:
- about any mental health concerns you have
- if you need emotional support ‘in the moment’
- if you need help coping with stress, a difficult situation or feelings
They will:
- help you make sense of a situation or mental health difficulties and what might help
- give information, advice and guidance
- tell you about other resources, supports and services
Services and contact details
Services: helpline
Contact: Freephone: 1800 577 577
Monday to Sunday, 5pm to 9pm
Website: connectcounselling.ie
MyMind
A non-profit organisation that provides counselling services online and in person.
This includes:
- 6 free therapy sessions for men – your GP can give you a code to access these
- low cost and affordable therapy – you do not need a referral
- private therapy – you do not need a referral
Services and contact details
Services:
- talk therapy
- art therapy
You need to pay for these services. Free services are available in some cases.
Contact
Phone: 0818 500 800
Email: hq@mymind.org
Website: mymind.org
Organisation for Ex-Service Personnel (ONE)
Talk therapy and telephone supports for former members of the Defence Forces .Services and contact details
Services:
- helpline
- talk therapy
Freephone: 1800 911 909 Anytime
Phone: 01 518 0350 Anytime
Website: Supports and services – one-veterans.org
Mental wellbeing tips for men
There are things you can do to improve your mental wellbeing and help mental health difficulties before they get any worse.
You could read about:
- reasons to get help for your mental health
- ways to talk with friends and family about something that is troubling you
- ways to deal with anger, loss, bullying and other difficult life events
- things you can do to support and improve your mental health – self-help
You could find out about signs of and tips to help:
How to support someone else
It can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is going through a tough time, has low mood, or you are worried about.
Source: https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/services-support/men
